Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Chapter 27 Cardiac Anatomy and Function
- Chapter 28 Cardiac Cycle
- Chapter 29 Cardiac Output and Its Measurement
- Chapter 30 Starling’s Law and Cardiac Dysfunction
- Chapter 31 Cardiac Pressure–Volume Loops
- Chapter 32 Cardiac Ischaemia
- Chapter 33 Systemic Circulation
- Chapter 34 Arterial System
- Chapter 35 Arterial Pressure Waveforms
- Chapter 36 Capillaries and Endothelium
- Chapter 37 Venous System
- Chapter 38 Venous Pressure Waveforms
- Chapter 39 Lymphatics
- Chapter 40 Cardiovascular Reflexes
- Chapter 41 Valsalva Manoeuvre
- Chapter 42 Exercise Physiology
- Chapter 43 Exercise Testing
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 40 - Cardiovascular Reflexes
from Section 3 - Cardiovascular Physiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Chapter 27 Cardiac Anatomy and Function
- Chapter 28 Cardiac Cycle
- Chapter 29 Cardiac Output and Its Measurement
- Chapter 30 Starling’s Law and Cardiac Dysfunction
- Chapter 31 Cardiac Pressure–Volume Loops
- Chapter 32 Cardiac Ischaemia
- Chapter 33 Systemic Circulation
- Chapter 34 Arterial System
- Chapter 35 Arterial Pressure Waveforms
- Chapter 36 Capillaries and Endothelium
- Chapter 37 Venous System
- Chapter 38 Venous Pressure Waveforms
- Chapter 39 Lymphatics
- Chapter 40 Cardiovascular Reflexes
- Chapter 41 Valsalva Manoeuvre
- Chapter 42 Exercise Physiology
- Chapter 43 Exercise Testing
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
The organs require a fairly constant mean arterial pressure (MAP) to ensure adequate perfusion. Some organs (most notably the brain, heart and kidneys), despite fluctuations in MAP, intrinsically maintain their blood flow through autoregulation (see Chapter 34), but are still unable to compensate if MAP is significantly reduced or increased.
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 170 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019